Monday, May 18, 2009

Staff Sgt. Bartek Bachleda spots a fuel leak on a civilian aircraft on a flight from Chicago to Narita airport, Japan. Sergeant Bachleda alerted the pilots and aircrew about the leak, and the ranking pilot made the decision to divert the flight to San Francisco. Sergeant Bachleda is a 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator at Kadena Air Base, Japan.Source

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

ARLINGTON, Va. – It's like this: When you want a burger, you have to have a burger. In this state of mind, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden took a short — but wholly noticeable — motorcade ride from the White House to Virginia and pulled into a small, independent burger joint called Ray's Hell Burger.The two leaders went right up to the counter where the meat was being grilled and ordered.Each fetched cash from his pocket and paid, and then the pair stood like the rest and waited for their number to be called before going to a table.The restaurant, which prides itself on premium aged 10-ounce burgers, sits in a small strip plaza. The burgers sell for $6.95.

Monday, May 4, 2009

The Supreme Court ordered a federal appeals court reconsider a ruling that threw out a $550K fine against CBS for Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" at the Super Bowl half time show in 2004.